Unfixed Podcast

Sharing intimate conversations between two people creatively contending with adversity. One person has a chronic health condition. The other is a professional working within a relevant field or facing their own, unique battle. Each episode is an invitation to lean into curiosity, compassion, and empathy, while recognizing that we can all live powerful lives despite – or because of – our challenges.

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Ep. 14 Bless the Beasts with Jennifer Trepanier and Morgan McCarthy

Jun 15, 2021

Dogs are unspoken healers. For some, they offer companionship, to others they act as an essential lifeline. In this episode, two women living with chronic illness explore the joy and purpose dogs brought into their lives. Morgan was born with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, while Jennifer developed debilitating...

Ep. 13 Dads with Disability ft Anthony Sanchez and Brian Langhans

Jun 1, 2021

Dads are often likened to superheroes. Tireless providers and valiant protectors, they’ve rightfully earned the comparison. Some dads, however, are actual superheroes fighting battles every day. Single dad Anthony Sanchez visibly dons his cape, while dad Brian Langhans wears his costume underneath. Despite different...

Ep. 12 Dismantling Stigma with Dawn Averitt and Melody Moezzi

May 14, 2021

HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and activism. Three topics rooted in stigma that become more complex when they intersect with another taboo topic – women. Not many dare to step into these challenging arenas, but for two prolific activists, Dawn Averitt and Melody Moezzi, fighting for better care for women has been their...

Ep. 11 Finding My People - Online Communities with Jenny McGibbon and Stefanie Grant

May 1, 2021

Having a chronic illness as a young adult can be isolating. Healthy peers don’t understand and the medical world feels designed for older people. Then one day, you find people like you online. These online communities weren’t always there – a few brave pioneers paved the way for these safe spaces to take flight....

Ep. 10 Approaching Terminal Illness with Openness with Pierre Zimmerman and Dylan Shanahan

Apr 15, 2021

Most of us don’t like to think about the end until we’re forced to. In this episode, two men suddenly confronted with their own mortality talk about the grace they found on the other side of suffering. Dylan, a writer and Chinese medicine doctor, was diagnosed with ALS in 2017. Pierre, a Buddhist...